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Cnn.com |
6:01am PDT |
Black college has first white valedictorian |
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Summary: Joshua Packwood knows what it's like to be a minority.
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Yahoo News |
6:01am PDT |
Housing posts surprising rebound in April
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April, a rare spot of good news amid the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades. |
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Yahoo News |
5:56am PDT |
GE confirms plans to exit appliance business
(AP)
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Summary: AP - General Electric Co. said Friday it plans to sell or spin-off its century-old appliance business. |
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5:55am PDT |
Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days. |
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Yahoo News |
5:53am PDT |
Amputee runner wins appeal to compete for Olympics
(AP)
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Summary: AP - Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has won an appeal to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. |
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BBC News |
5:52am PDT |
Nigeria names new graft tsar |
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Summary: A retired top policewoman is named to head Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. |
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BBC News |
5:52am PDT |
New head for Nigeria graft agency |
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Summary: A retired top policewoman is named to head Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. |
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ChristianPost |
5:50am PDT |
Bomb Explodes Near Gaza Christian School |
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Summary: Unknown assailants detonated a bomb outside a Christian school in Gaza City before dawn Friday, causing no ... |
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BBC News |
5:44am PDT |
Oil above $127 for the first time |
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Summary: Oil prices have hit a record high above $127 a barrel on fresh worries about global supplies. |
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BBC News |
5:43am PDT |
Chambers to launch Olympic appeal |
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Summary: Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers will challenge his lifetime ban from the Olympics in the High Court. |
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BBC News |
5:43am PDT |
Chambers starts Beijing challenge |
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Summary: Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers announces his intention to secure a place in the British team at the Olympics. |
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Yahoo News |
5:39am PDT |
Zimbabwe sets presidential run-off for June 27
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Zimbabwe said on Friday it would hold a
delayed presidential election run-off on June 27 in which the
opposition hopes to oust veteran leader Robert Mugabe after
almost 30 years in power. |
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BBC News |
5:37am PDT |
Foreign envoys to see Burma delta |
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Summary: Foreign diplomats in Burma say the military junta has promised to take them on a tour of the disaster-hit area. |
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Yahoo News |
5:36am PDT |
Zimbabwe presidential election set for June 27
(AP)
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Summary: AP - An election runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday. |
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AgapePress |
5:31am PDT |
More on the California ruling |
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Summary:
Read more about Thursday's ruling by the California Supreme Court...
... California Supreme Court rules in favor of homosexual 'marriage' (Associated Press) (Thursday)
... 'Judicial fiat' triumphs in CA marriage ruling (Thursday)
... Calif. ruling akin t |
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BBC News |
5:21am PDT |
Life term for drug dealer murder |
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Summary: A man is jailed for life for murdering a reputed drug dealer during the North West 200 two years ago. |
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Yahoo News |
5:19am PDT |
Indian police suspect Bangladeshi hand in blasts
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - Police probing bombings in
western India that killed 63 people said on Friday that new
evidence pointed increasingly towards Indian Islamists backed
by a Bangladeshi militant group as being behind the blasts. |
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Cnn.com |
5:17am PDT |
Computers can help end hunger |
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Summary: Next time you get up from your computer, consider this - you could be helping scientists discover new ways to attack the global food crisis, find a cure for cancer or understand the impact of climate change on Africa.
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BBC News |
5:03am PDT |
Ancestors had leg-up to trees |
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Summary: A new study explains how the tiny ancestors of humans, apes and monkeys may have taken to the trees. |
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BBC News |
4:52am PDT |
CPI target to 'crucify' consumers |
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Summary: Consumers will be "crucified" unless ministers change the target for fighting inflation, a leading economist warns. |
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BBC News |
4:50am PDT |
Ad Breakdown |
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Summary: IT gremlins hit the office of a business dragon |
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BBC News |
4:50am PDT |
Ad breakdown |
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Summary: IT gremlins displace chef Gordon Ramsay for BT |
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Yahoo News |
4:45am PDT |
China buries quake dead as new aftershock hits
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - China struggled to bury its
dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on
Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days
after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. |
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BBC News |
4:35am PDT |
Italy pledges to bolster security |
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Summary: Italy's interior minister says firm measures are needed to meet the country's 'security emergency'. |
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Yahoo News |
4:34am PDT |
Zimbabwe presidential runoff on June 27
(AP)
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Summary: AP - A presidential election runoff between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday. |
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BBC News |
4:32am PDT |
Nigeria oil blast site sealed off |
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Summary: The site of an explosion in Lagos is sealed and the search for bodies halted by the Nigerian authorities. |
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Yahoo News |
4:30am PDT |
Bush asks Saudis to increase oil production
(AP)
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Summary: AP - President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers. |
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AgapePress |
4:28am PDT |
Algeria detains christians leaving prayer meeting |
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Summary:
ISTANBUL, May 15 (Compass Direct News) ? Algerian authorities have charged six Christians with distributing illegal religious material after detaining them as they left a prayer meeting in a western city last week.
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Yahoo News |
4:28am PDT |
Bush in Saudi to press king on oil and Iran
(Reuters)
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Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush arrived in
Saudi Arabia on Friday to renew his appeal to help tame record
oil prices and shore up Arab support for his efforts to contain
Iran's growing influence. |
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BBC News |
4:16am PDT |
Phones4U facing mis-selling probe |
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Summary: Regulator Ofcom says it will spend six months investigating Phones4U over alleged mis-selling. |
